Twenty20 vision has £52,000 prize

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THERE will be 367 matches and 799 days’ cricket in four competitions for the first-class counties, not to mention seven Test matches and 13 one-day internationals, during the next English season, which will see the introduction of the revolutionary 20-over tournament called the Twenty20 Cup.

All 45 group matches will be played between June 13 and 24, when the days are at their longest. Matches starting at 5.30pm will finish in daylight at 8.15pm, with teams allowed 75 minutes to bowl their overs and 15 minutes between innings. Essex and Sussex are planning to stage floodlit matches.